Employment recruiters say that public universities are producing the most prepared and well-rounded prospects for entry-level jobs, with better life skills to fit in to their corporate cultures and prosper, according to a survey of 479 recruiters by the Wall Street Journal.

Why not Harvard? Many recent Crimson grads are only dabbling in the job market before achieving higher degrees, Harvard economics professor Claudia Goldin told the newspaper -- a fact job recruiters have noted.